§ 44-30-26. Tax credit for surviving spouse.
An individual who qualifies and files as a “surviving spouse” under the Internal Revenue Code, applicable for the subject tax year, and who was domiciled in the state of Rhode Island for the entire tax year and who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and has an adjusted gross income of less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall be entitled to a two percent (2%) tax credit based on adjusted gross income, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500). This credit is not refundable, and is only available for the year in which it is claimed.
History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 176, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 44-30 - Personal Income Tax
Section 44-30-11. - Resident husband and wife.
Section 44-30-12. - Rhode Island income of a resident individual.
Section 44-30-13, 44-30-14. - Repealed.
Section 44-30-15. - Resident partners.
Section 44-30-16. - Rhode Island income of a resident estate or trust.
Section 44-30-18. - Credit for income taxes of other states.
Section 44-30-19. - Credit to trust beneficiary receiving accumulation distribution.
Section 44-30-21. - Hydroelectric development tax credit — Definitions.
Section 44-30-22. - Tax credit for installation costs.
Section 44-30-23. - Extended credits.
Section 44-30-24. - Tax credit for art.
Section 44-30-25. - Modification relating to family education accounts.
Section 44-30-25.1. - Scituate — Modification relating to medical savings accounts.